Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-11

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He vas followed h,-
Esq., for the dsfense ~ ~. w.
ishsd Mr.. vandeerlf, ~, nv
addrssa. The Chief jn., aos
jury and they retired s :, y !, Z
a 1ury vAs then drsvn,' l;
effis Giles ". The nm
Ircn Company, and IL. D .s.
up for trial. with Ssns,..ee
Hon. Charles B. Lore s .us pl !.
Bates and = @. Bradto,ra' 's .
defense. '''u, u
The Jury drawn in mi.
love: Issao O. Pyle. Hs,cas
ton, Zsdock X. Poole. wuy
DYKE. William C.'WT,.n.!a
Wstkips, Jason Dayis" i
Hiram Il. Borie, j. PAY y' 81
liam White and John R p.
Mr.. Bird asked the :, ca rss'
Isaac O. Pyle from s sssl.
ground that his 500 Il s 'o.s's
COMPANY, but the Ch,ss 4,
thst be did not think ~,
cause 70 warrant hls h .SN
Ex.MAyor Almond va. u
juror, but Ut ale own ,,o, '.
teneed BY Mr.. Bates. n.y. =
lected from . special na U'
the drawing vas comnI,'.,
emrAnelsd In tbs case rsm
from further attendance n,
erAl jurors were dischsru,ss'
Monday morning.
This suit 10 bIouaht h, y
70 recover damages from 4.
State Iron Compsny fSr ,s ~
he received while at worn y.
suildips at the Old Fsrrv ~ n
Wilmington. which ftll dos.
1855. '''' uo'
Mr.. Bird made the ope,i,
to tho jury, and when h =
menced the examination n,
Patrick Dillon was s,or
fed that be is the buildlnS
this city. and succeei,a
He produced IA.
received from Mr.. CbsndI.
that = permit was Qrap,si
company TO erect this buli5i,
. h, 1895, and Mr.. Bl,S I !
record In evidence,
Frank O. Simpson tes,isa
u builder, ard was called n,
summer Of 1855 by John
the Diamond State Iron C1u
reference to putting no tbss
siteiweloe saw tbs plans And
OF tho brick Wall at The Il
company. These Plans ssr
him BY Mr.. Mendenhall. IN
OF the company, and tns va1
ssructed according to them.
The plans were made h, Y,
II. Jones, - draug h;sman Ind
OF the company, who via
the secretary anu treasure, 4
pauy, and Mr.. Davl., The d
dent, was frequently prsssr,
wall WAS being built.
The witness wss cioss err
Mr.. Lore, who asked him b
manner In whica he coorr
wall. In answer b. saii N,
the wall according to The !
that no ono connected Within
iuterftred with him In any Il,
William II. FouIk WV "
testified that be Is Q cu,u
builder. He did the carpesx
the building according 10 +,
nished by the Diamond q
Company. The work va ID
the supervision Of the cid
company. and strictly Ia u
with their plans.
A; ~ o5 O'Clock thg jaya
|of Patrick Newell VI. Psisl
came in and rendered vus
with costs, for tue plaintiff.
When the verdict Of III
been received the exanlnii
witness WAS resumed, srd Y
aim eLsions OF the building
JohL M. Enos testified I
brickiayer, and had charges
work on this building ios ~
The wall was $50 feet lO,i
feet high, 8 inches thiri I
windows, each about 4 X I'd
/ "a or & feet high.
The wall had pi,sltss, ~
was &c iDchee wide and u
There WAS no inside or tram
, aad as the witness did noia
wall thick enough, be suili
} ones or Mr.. Davis that .
u ade four inches thicksf
20 Mr.. Birds question he =
| Judgment was that tbs Vi
thick enough.
Ga CROSS examination b
the bricks and mortar usa
struction OF the VAL M
that the work WAS doneiaa
liner, He could not ssJ
walls were safe or not avg
we're placed on them. h,s
lee. saying ut the coiones
1.-The walls were thick eroa
enough. The witness did
wall would fal. down, oal
that 1t would Hot stand y
VI machinery. ~,
Archibald Given teslinH
a builder and contractor ~
lin the butinees nearly "
had heard the dimension
stated by the previous VIZ
Iseen II himself the day osi'
Iron his experience % ~
did not consider 1t sslti
Tor its height and iei!
iside opposite the bi ls.i
a so been brick inths
1t would have SUSTAINED >.
a weight of the roof, and Y.
would have been much OK y
was all the weight cans !.
mot think that he woula ~. !.
II such wall, and would sl !. \
the plans altered, 60 thI Y.
: been strengthened OF ~
| giveA up the job az ,
adopted this course, no'
own fafety. but Tor tOs'
would work In the oua
O'Clock court took a recess